negotiator.boaframework.offeringstrategy.anac2011
Class BRAMAgent_Offering

java.lang.Object
  negotiator.boaframework.OfferingStrategy
      negotiator.boaframework.offeringstrategy.anac2011.BRAMAgent_Offering

public class BRAMAgent_Offering
extends OfferingStrategy

This is the decoupled Offering Strategy for BRAMAgent (ANAC2011) The code was taken from the ANAC2011 BRAMAgent and adapted to work within the BOA framework For the opponent model extension a range of bids is found near the target utility. The opponent model strategy uses the OM to select a bid from this range of bids. DEFAULT OM: None Decoupling Negotiating Agents to Explore the Space of Negotiation Strategies T. Baarslag, K. Hindriks, M. Hendrikx, A. Dirkzwager, C.M. Jonker

Author:

Alex Dirkzwager, Mark Hendrikx

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.OfferingStrategy

endNegotiation, helper, negotiationSession, nextBid, omStrategy, opponentModel

Constructor Summary

BRAMAgent_Offering()
Empty constructor for the BOA framework.

Method Summary

BidDetails	determineNextBid() Determines the next bid the agent will offer to the opponent
BidDetails	determineOpeningBid() Determines the first bid to be offered by the agent
void	init(NegotiationSession domainKnow, OpponentModel om, OMStrategy oms, java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Double> parameters) Initializes the offering strategy.
void	initializeAgent(NegotiationSession negoSession, OpponentModel om, OMStrategy oms)

Methods inherited from class negotiator.boaframework.OfferingStrategy

endSession, getHelper, getNextBid, isEndNegotiation, loadData, setNextBid, storeData

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BRAMAgent_Offering

public BRAMAgent_Offering()

Empty constructor for the BOA framework.

Method Detail

init

public void init(NegotiationSession domainKnow,
                 OpponentModel om,
                 OMStrategy oms,
                 java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.Double> parameters)
          throws java.lang.Exception

Description copied from class: OfferingStrategy

Initializes the offering strategy. If parameters are used, this method should be overridden.

Overrides:

init in class OfferingStrategy

Parameters:

domainKnow - state of the negotiation.

om - opponent model which may be used.

oms - opponent model strategy which may be used.

parameters - optional parameters for the offering strategy.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if the offering strategy fails to initialize.

initializeAgent

public void initializeAgent(NegotiationSession negoSession,
                            OpponentModel om,
                            OMStrategy oms)

determineNextBid

public BidDetails determineNextBid()

Description copied from class: OfferingStrategy

Determines the next bid the agent will offer to the opponent

Specified by:

determineNextBid in class OfferingStrategy

Returns:

bid to offer to the opponent.

determineOpeningBid

public BidDetails determineOpeningBid()

Description copied from class: OfferingStrategy

Determines the first bid to be offered by the agent

Specified by:

determineOpeningBid in class OfferingStrategy

Returns:

the opening bid of the agent.